Other than Holly Holm, nobody seemed to be pleased with how she held off Raquel Pennington on Saturday night.
The crowd at T-Mobile Arena booed throughout the match at UFC 246 and UFC President was likely one of those people who did so as well.
UFC president Dana White let loose with a tirade on the referee that allowed Holm to simply hold Pennington against the cage wall for minutes at a time in each round.
“The ref let them clinch for four minutes for three (expletive) rounds,” White said. “They fought for a minute.”
“If you are not doing damage or advancing your position, you split the fighters up and make them actually fight. … I literally almost got up and walked out of that fight, I was so frustrated.”
Holm defended her strategy, noting that it wasn’t her plan but when it worked she opted to stick with it.
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She also took note of the crowd being displeased with her strategy to win.
“I did hear a couple, but usually the people booing aren’t the ones that actually do this for a job, so it doesn’t bother me,” said Holm, who also beat Pennington in a disputed split decision in 2015. “I don’t understand everything everybody does with their job, so I’m not going to criticize it.
“Obviously I always look back and I wish I could have done this or that.”
White, much like the crowd, was hoping to see a more exciting display.
